ML092110050
| ML092110050 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/21/2011 |
| From: | Robert Kuntz License Renewal Projects Branch 2 |
| To: | Michael Colomb Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| KUNTZ R, NRR/DLR, 415-2989 | |
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March 21, 2011 Mr. Michael Colomb Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operation, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 185 Old Ferry Road P.O. Box 500 Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-28 FOR THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Dear Mr. Colomb:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) has issued Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). The NRC issued the renewed facility operating license based on the staffs review of your application dated January 25, 2006, as supplemented by letters submitted to the NRC through February 15, 2011. The review did not result in an amendment of the technical specifications for VYNPS.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 expires at midnight on March 21, 2032.
The NRC sets forth the technical basis for issuing the renewed license in NUREG-1907, Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, issued May 2008 and supplemented in September 2009 and March 2011. The results of the environmental reviews related to the issuance of the renewed license appear in NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 30, Regarding Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, issued August 2007.
Documented in NUREG-1907, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) had committed to replace its steam dryer monitoring plan during the period of extended operation for VYNPS with the inspection program guidance defined in Boiling Water Reactor Vessels and Internals Project (BWRVIP) Report 139, Steam Dryer Inspection and Flaw Evaluation Guidelines, if BWRVIP-139 is approved by the NRC. Following discussions regarding steam dryer aging management during the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) hearing, that commitment has been superseded by a steam dryer license condition. The NRC has incorporated the expressed condition described in ASLB order LBP-08-25 (November 24, 2008), as a license condition for the aging management of the steam dryer at VYNPS. Commitment No. 37 in Appendix A of NUREG-1907 has been rendered null and void. Entergy will be required to apply for a license amendment if it desires to implement BWRVIP-139 at VYNPS.
M. Colomb contains Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28. Enclosure 2 contains Appendix A to Operating License DPR-28, Technical Specifications. Enclosure 3 is a copy of the related Federal Register notice of issuance of the renewed license. The original has been sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, please feel free to contact me at by telephone 301-415-3733 or by e-mail at Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert F. Kuntz, Senior Project Manager Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271
Enclosures:
- 1. Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28
- 2. Appendix A to Operating License No. DPR-28, Technical Specifications
- 3. Copy of Federal Register notice cc w/encls 1 and 3: Listserv
ML092110048 (Package)
ML092110050 (Letter)
ML092110054 (Renewed Operating License)
ML092110065 (Appendix A)
ML092110071 (Federal Register Notice)
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Letter to Michael Colomb from Robert F. Kuntz dated March 21, 2011
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-28 FOR THE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION DISTRIBUTION:
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